Villa-Lobos came to occupy a leading position in the musical life of his native Brazil, a country the varying musical traditions of which he absorbed as a young man by extensive and adventurous travel throughout the region. After a period in Paris he returned home in 1930, eventually winning official recognition and making a significant contribution to Brazilian music education.
Stage Works
Works by Villa-Lobos for the theatre range from the early opera Izath and a later work based on Lorca’s Yerma to a number of ballets, including a work based on Eugene O’Neill’s Emperor Jones.
Orchestral and Choral Music
In a prolific if uneven career as a composer Villa-Lo...
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BARENBOIM, Daniel: Jubilee Concert | |
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BARENBOIM, Daniel: Jubilee Concert
Composers:
Albeniz, Isaac -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Chopin, Fryderyk -- Ginastera, Alberto -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Resta, Jose -- Rosenthal, Moriz -- Scarlatti, Domenico -- Schubert, Franz -- Schumann, Robert -- Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Artist:
Barenboim, Daniel
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
SAO PAULO SAMBA (Sao Paulo Symphony, Neschling) | |
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SAO PAULO SAMBA (Sao Paulo Symphony, Neschling)
Composers:
Barroso, Ary -- Blanc, Aldir -- Bosco, Joao -- Castilho, Almira -- Fernandez, Oscar Lorenzo -- Ginastera, Alberto -- Gordurinha -- Guarnieri, Camargo -- Guerra Peixe, Cesar -- Guinga -- Mignone, Francisco -- Perna -- Piazzolla, Astor -- Rosa, Noel -- Vadico -- Villa-Lobos, Heitor -- Ze, Tom
Artists:
Banda Mantiqueira -- Cruz, Claudio -- Neschling, John -- Salmaso, Monica -- Sao Paulo Symphony Chorus -- Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
VILLA-LOBOS, H.: 12 Etudes: No. 7. Tres anime (Masterclass with Goran Krivokapic) (Krivokapic, N'Tsai) | |
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VILLA-LOBOS, H.: 12 Etudes: No. 7. Tres anime (Masterclass with Goran Krivokapic) (Krivokapic, N'Tsai)
Composer:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Artists:
Krivokapic, Goran -- N'Tsai, Cyprien
Label/Producer: DakApp |
VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachiana brasileira No. 6: I. Aria: Choro (Masterclass with Klaus Thunemann) (Cebrian Garea, Juhasz) | |
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VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachiana brasileira No. 6: I. Aria: Choro (Masterclass with Klaus Thunemann) (Cebrian Garea, Juhasz)
Composer:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Artists:
Cebrian Garea, Andre -- Juhasz, Orsolya -- Thunemann, Klaus
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music |
VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachianas brasileiras No. 6: II. Fantasia (Masterclass with Klaus Thunemann) (Cebrian Garea, Juhasz) | |
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VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachianas brasileiras No. 6: II. Fantasia (Masterclass with Klaus Thunemann) (Cebrian Garea, Juhasz)
Composer:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Artists:
Cebrian Garea, Andre -- Juhasz, Orsolya -- Thunemann, Klaus
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music |
VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Choros No. 1, "Choro tipico" (Bissoli) (from Naxos 8.573116) | |
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VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Choros No. 1, "Choro tipico" (Bissoli) (from Naxos 8.573116)
Composer:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Artist:
Bissi, Andrea
Label/Producer: Naxos Video Footage |